We’ve been winning in Iraq all along. Right? That’s what the media would have us think, anyway, now that it’s both inevitable and also convenient for Obama.
I am still bewildered that the media believes this is somehow proper. They went from assuming the war was unwinnable — and frequently stating that explicitly — to assuming the war is unloseable, without once prominently reporting on the fact we’re winning the war, and in fact have nearly won in.
They do not report this directly. It’s always assumed as background information in reports on other matters.
I’m sorry, MSM, but this will simply will not do. You cannot assume a victory in a major war as background information without even actually reporting on that.
Think of how bizarre this is. Imagine if the media never actually bothered who’d won a presidential campaign, but instead simply changed one day from reporting on President Clinton to reporting on President Bush, without once providing an article explaining the reasons for the editorial decision to begin calling the president “George Bush” rather than “Bill Clinton.” *
Predictable. Literally:
I’m not claiming any great brilliance or the title of prophet! A lot of conservatives have been thinking along those lines. It was predictable. The media is just that corrupt, and they will stoop to whatever Orwellian level they have to in order to get Obama elected.
And you know what – the more I think on it, the more I blame Christians. We’ve been engrossed in setting up our own little parallel society with our own bookstores, movies, jargon, and an entire culture that is largely detached from the nation in general. We’ve done just what we deplore about enclaves of illegal immigrants, Muslims, or any other subculture. Had we been sticking to our mission of being salt and light, and less dedicated to achieving our own comfort in society, we might have had more influence. You want a mission field? Attend journalism school and get a job at MS-NBC or the New Duranty Times.
I would have to strongly agree with your last paragraph. In an attempt to “reach” others Christians have often isolated themselves from the ones that really need to be reached.